diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 34e6a896eead..4e6fa8085290 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -219,14 +219,6 @@ max-complexity=35
 local-check-factory = nova.hacking.checks.factory
 import_exceptions = nova.i18n
 
-[testenv:pip-missing-reqs]
-# do not install test-requirements as that will pollute the virtualenv for
-# determining missing packages
-# this also means that pip-missing-reqs must be installed separately, outside
-# of the requirements.txt files
-deps = pip_check_reqs
-commands=pip-missing-reqs -d --ignore-file=nova/tests/* --ignore-file=nova/test.py nova
-
 [testenv:bindep]
 # Do not install any requirements. We want this to be fast and work even if
 # system dependencies are missing, since it's used to tell you what system